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ivIViIviAVaThWtHerf Louisville Ky10 SpScttil Sh6Vterji to-night-- Probablytm ThursdayTWML 1 NOtepvfri1yNewiortsNiW Vnf1i i-T no viniiiuiiiu1ufuiiVH wru in tuiumitDa Ol col uuivUOf Manila Is the NextThingExpectedGeneral Attack Will Be MadeThis WeekWashington August Thenews of G en Francis V Greens victory atMalate was not a surpriseThe arrival of the Monterey and McArthurs troops put the Americans in positionto make a general attack by land and seathat will result in the fall of the citySix Americans WoundedIn a Brush at GuayamaWashington Aug 10rrSpecial Companies A and C of theFourth Ohio volunteers narrowly escaped destruction in an ambuscadenear Guayama Monday afternoon The companies constituted a reconnoitering party and the news of the attack created great alarm atGuayaraa Reinforceriiciits wejre rushed to the scene and the men dragged adynamite gun five miles The Spaniards could not face the dynamiteshells and they fled in disorder after the first shot Six of the reconnoitering party were wounded It is believed the Spaniards are preparingto offer desperate resistance to the American advance on San Juani tr i t if VrisfcaVijMSSMzsnnia okn iioyAi t prank v s aXly order of tho war department this famous artlllepry officer until recently commandant at Governors aland Now York has gone to Glilolcumniupa to aasumochargo of a brlgado of volunteers Gen Frank Is a nntlvo of Maine a graduate ofWest Point and has an enviable record Prior to hln promotion to a brigadierfronoralBhlp ho wan commandant of tho artillery school at FoVt Monroo Vn wltbtho rank of cotonol He la quite an unassuming but determined manAnother Town Fallst if 1Into American HandsCampo PuertojEicQ Aiig via Kingston Jamaica Aug 10Special The eity ofjsoamo was captured yesterday hy Gen Ernstsbrigade after avjfVfilyjiyTghEy The American loss was seven woundedaU members of the Sixteenth Icnnsylvnnia volunteers The Spanishloss was twelve killed including tle Major commaifding and threejofliccrs wounded The American troops look 200 prisoners This wasJHccpninliBhcd iy means of a Hank movement executed by the Sixteenthennvlyania thus cutting off the Spaniards retreat The light lastedUvelioTTriiGrant GekAwayist SItjflA I-In the ffickvof Time- SpccialGen FrecLJ Grant hiwpaniesof the First Kentucky TtegimcnhCol Castleman conmiandinyptoeo nifiht for Porto Rico on thetransport Amio and je ftUaqwfitcil to sail after midnight Thotrausport OdumwH leavp ome llfetetnlght With thfe Fifth Illinoisim v J l j Jr 1 A i- I- fvRAILROAD WRECKPennington dapMiddlesboro Ky Aug 10General ReviewtPassenger Train Runs IntoLandslideTwenty Persons Injured and the1Cars Badly Demolished at 1Special The north bound trainstruck a landslide near PenningtonGap this morning and a bad wreckTwolvn nndapninirswere injured and a general smash-up occurredWEATHER BULLETINCrop Situation in Western Kentucky From Official ReportsIChristian County makes a UoouShowing Fine Week forGrowing CropsThe warm showers of the pastseven days were very favorable forallirrowinir crops Corn continues1inccellent condition is maturingrapidly and in some sectionsheavy yield is already assuredThe tobacco crop shows great Uxyprovement though there is stillsome complaint of frenching Anumber of correspondents comment upon the remarkable scarcityof thefinjurious tobacco yvorm Thethreshing of wheat andoats is notyet entirely completed owing torains and complaints continue ofthe grain rotting in shock andstack All minor crops gardensand meadows have been benefitedby showers The ground is in unusually good condition and plowing for fall wheat is progressingvery wellWestern SectionBallard Corn and tobacco doingwell unthreshed wheat -damagedby excessive rainsCaldwell Plenty of -moisturegood growth and splendid prospects corn in roasting ears tobacco is good no wormsCalloway Rain has improvedcorn and tobacco veryViriuch cropprospects excellent lCarlisle Wheat vhcarly a 1 1threshed tomatoes ripening plowing for wheat progressing tobaccovery gooa some trenching somedamage from winds and rainsChristian Corn doingvyell withsplendid prospects tobacco alsono worms kGraves Warm weather with lessrain has improved crops greatlylate tobacco advancingrapidlyHancock Corn maturing tobacco looks well and is nearly all topped very few worms iHenderson Wheat threshing delayed by rains dry inrajpcaliliescorn in conditionHopkins Good rainsVand goodcrops tobacco is exceptionally goodand corn has improved very muchthreshing about over fLogan Crops of kinds- arc doingwell seed clover very good somelocalities need rain some chinchbugs at work -Marshall Tobacco on highlandsimproved corn slightly damagedby winds a heavy corn -crop is assured and tobacco will be betterthan expected plowing progressingMcLean All crops growing rapidly threshing nearly finishedand meadows all savedf Muhlenburg Less worms thanever tobacco promises a large cropof gopd quality corn is earing welland will be a good crop some arcplowing for wheat large crop pfturnips sownOhio Rain needed in localitiestobacco doinc well-Large itM pf corri nasurreUj tobaccp MjAwing too jfidtand apt spreatlulg properlyit tiiti mg maDIED IN JAILMrs JnoT Orr Suicides To day1 Shortly After tfic LynchingOf Five Negroes Her Accomplice Were HangedBy a MobfaitClarendon Ark Aug 10 special Mi b John T Orr died injail to day shortly after the lynching of Will Saunders Dennis Riccord Mancc Castle Rilla Weaverand Susie Jacobs negroes employed by her to kill her husband Shetook morphine Rachel MorrisMrs Orrs friend has disappearedMr Orr was shot through a window and instantly killed last Saturday night No clew could befound to the murderer but the-Sheriff was very busy for a shorttime He found several negroeswho said Mrs Orr had offeredthem money to kill her husbandThe Sheriff acted promptly and arrested Mrs Orr and five negroesMrs Orr after being in jail forisoine time confessed that she hadprocuredthe commission of themurder because she couldnot livewith her husband no longer on accounLof his cruelty to herThe1 coroners jury returned averdict of death at the hands ofWill Sanders and that Mrs OrrMrs Morris a young Jewess whowas chum of Mrs Orr Mancc Castle Will Reaver Dennis- Riccord and Susan Jones were accessoriesCircuit Court was to be convenedin extra session- but the mob thirsting for blood took the five negroesout of jail and lynched themBLAND AND STONELock Horns on Territorial ExpansionSpringfield Mo Aug 10 Special The Democratic State Convention is in session here to dayThe feature of the day was a clashbetween ICx Gov Stone and Congressman Bland on territorial expansion Stone favoring and BlandopposingROAD ORDER MADENear Bcnnettstown and to be 20Feet WideAn order was made to day forthe opening of anew road beginning at the Lafayette and Cadizroad near Bud Dawsons and running to Geo Gees thence throughGees and Sac Lindsays and C NEdwards farms to the Pee DeeroadClark andIn County CourtThe case against Thomassonfour others chargedwfthgaining was continued untilthe 9Uiday of SeptemberMrs John Moayon and Mrs BS Wood have filed a petition in theCircuit Court airainst W P Win-free administrator of Walterritt aud W H Merritt both deceasbdjpraying a settlement of theirestatesMColored Couple to WedLicense was issued to day toGeorge Bfoady to marry BettieQuarjcBThe ceremony will be performedto night at Garrcttsburg1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1v Throe Small FinesJudge Loavcll passed upon twqplain Uunlts arid one breach ofpeace this morning The regulation fine of 5 and trimmings wasassessed in each caneyhe evening papers ucored an-other point on tle Malate fight1 -JJTfte 5ailp EntuthianFAT TL JT JHOPKINSVILLE KY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AUGUST 10 1898l -LIVE NEWSOn Every PapWe Set The PacePRICE 2 CENTSUITFighting ImmediatelyIs the WordPeace Protocol Agreed To atOne OclockWashington AugustDay at one oclock announced that anagreement had been arrived at on the protocol embodying the proposed peace termswhich will be executed immediately Theexact terms are still withheldThe Reply Has Been SentIn But Not Made PublicWashington Aug 10 Special The Spanish reply to our peaceproposals was delivered to President McKinley yesterday afternoonWhile no formal statement is made it is believed thatSpain conditionallyaccepts the peace terms but an effort is being made to have the protocol make concession as to the Cuban debt and the transportation oftroops The protocol is being prepared and M Cambon is informed asto what it contains He will consult with Madrid and it is believedagree to sign to dayGOMMOnOllU JOHN AIUIJ HOWHM U H NThin fmllant war votornn hnH by order at tlio prcHldoait beonplnced In command of tho Amorlcnn sqiiudron that Is blockading tho antlro couat of Cubn Iliaforcoa aro olllclnlly known as tho llrat equndron of thn North Atiuntlo fleot ThoSan Francisco will bo IiIh flriKshlp nnd his principal vchsoIa will bo tho Mlnnonpolln Columbia Irlncotou and Topcka Commodoru Howell to brave caroful astrict disciplinarian and a commander of groat experienceHOUSE PARTYDelightful Social Event at Newstead riondayOn Monday the 8th a very delightful house party was given inhonor of Miss Margaret Graves ofTrenton at the home of Mr andMrs Arthur Mc G Henry atNewslead Those present wereMisses Ora M and Alberta PBaker of Julicn Lee and Sudie Sypert of Clarksville lOdwina andSusie Cook of Ilopkinsvlllo Cornelia Chambers and IClizabeth JuliaFlournoy Henry and Messrs Kmniclt M Jones Harry L GainesDr Hen A Caudle Rob SheltonTom West and Prank M BakerWants 500 EachiSuitfor damages was filed JriCircuit Clerks office to day by WCfCranor and Finis Cotton againstA L Barnett The plautiffs askfor 5000 eachColored Couple Will flhrryLicense was procuredTucsday byGeo Guy Wilson to wed Terry LTandy The parties arc coloredDR HALL DEBATESWith a Chicago Han of n NewReligious FaithEld J N Hall returned to dayfrom Zion Ky near Hendersonsays the Fulton Leader where heheld a Very interesting debate lastweek with a Mr Williams of Chicago of the Christadelphian faithHe will go to morrow to CrcalSprings Ills to engage in anotherdebate this week with the samemanThree Deeds RecordedWT Allen has sold his farm of220 acres on Montgomery creek toSarah I Allen for 000Jll W Breathitt and others soldfto John W Moore col lots No 16and 17 on Leverett street Consideration lf0Judge Joe McCarroll sold to Warren Lewis a small tract of landon thc Shiloh road near PinkingFork for 75The Spanish reply was tranlatd live times between Sagasta andMcTitilfv111nlfMt5ftli IH